Longevity Begins with the Seven Injuries Fist-Chapter 197 - 134: Claws of Slaughter! Blood Golden Bell Shield!

This man brought about his own demise; he has no one else to blame.

At this moment, the two halves of the man's body were still emitting steam, with fresh blood flowing from the flesh, soaking into the black soil.

Su Que's heart stirred, and he activated the cultivation technique of the Nine Yin Corpse Claw, opening the pores on his hands.

Instantly, wisps of deathly white cold air rose from the body of the Insect Control Man.

Once in the air, as if drawn by an invisible force, it gathered towards Su Que's hands.

He immediately felt a warm current entering his meridians.

Subsequently, he manipulated this warm current with his mind, causing it to flow throughout his body. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Instantly, he felt as if a hot spring was flowing through his body, bringing great comfort.

With a thought, he called out the attributes.

Nine Yin Corpse Claw (5th Realm Refining Skill 4%)

The cultivation progress of the Nine Yin Corpse Claw increased by 2%.

The deathly white gas rising from the Insect Control Man's body grew more abundant, resembling two streaks of white silk hanging from his hands.

Soon, the Insect Control Man's entire body of flesh dried up.

The blood on the ground also became dry.

After absorbing all the Death Qi from the Insect Control Man, Su Que squatted down and searched the man's body.

He found three pieces of Golden Leaf and five pieces of emerald green leaves that the Insect Control Man played at his mouth.

Su Que examined the emerald green leaves closely and discovered that they were just ordinary tree leaves, brought by the Insect Control Man due to their easy playability because of their shape.

He discarded the emerald green leaves and then pocketed the three pieces of Golden Leaf into his clothing.

As the Insect Control Man was already dead, the Life-Devouring Moth, the Crystal Flame Insect, and the Gu Insects crawling on the corpse all flew away.

The Chaotic Burial Mound returned to silence once more.

Su Que immediately reactivated the Nine Yin Corpse Claw to absorb the Death Qi in the Chaotic Burial Mound.

...

On the plain ten miles outside Jiannan Prefecture City, two figures were swiftly moving.

The figure on the left was an elderly man with hair and beard white with age, his cheekbones high and eyes bright and piercing.

He wore an old light blue short tunic, carrying a bundle on his back, and like the Insect Control Man, had three cloth pouches tied to his waist.

The figure on the right was a woman who looked to be in her twenties, with beautiful features and long, flowing hair braided into several thick braids hanging to her waist.

Her skin was fair, her eyes like autumn waters, and she wore a verdant green dress with slits on both sides of the skirt, leggings underneath for ease of movement.

She wore straw sandals, revealing her fair, delicate feet and ten toes like exquisite ornaments.

Her waist was adorned with two beautifully patterned cloth pouches.

The "Ah Liu" the old man referred to was the Insect Control Man killed by Su Que.

"Ah Liu" along with the old man and this young woman, were from a village in Miaojiang.

"Ah Liu" was rather well-known as a genius in the village.

The old man was "Ah Liu's" Sixth Uncle.

The young woman was "Ah Liu's" childhood sweetheart, likely to become his wife in the future.

This outing was purely for leisure, with the old man taking the two to tour the Central Plains.

On the way back to Miaojiang, they passed by Jiannan Prefecture City and, seeing it was late, decided to rest temporarily in the city.

"Ah Liu" wanted to feed the Life-Devouring Moth with Death Qi, so he bade farewell to the two and inquired among passersby about the Chaotic Burial Mound in Jiannan Prefecture City, heading there alone.

The old man and young woman, seeing that "Ah Liu" had not returned for some time, also asked around for directions to the Chaotic Burial Mound and set out for it.

"Sixth Uncle, do you think Brother Liu might have encountered some Martial Artists and ended up in a fight?"

The young woman asked while moving swiftly.

The old man thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know, but even so, there shouldn't be any major issue."

"I heard during dinner in the inn that in Jiannan Prefecture City, there are only about thirty Martial Artists in the Meridian Opening Realm."

"Your Brother Liu is unlikely to encounter one of the Meridian Opening Realm; it would more likely be a Martial Artist in the Qi Blood Realm."

"Moreover, even if he encountered a Meridian Opening Realm one, your Brother Liu is also a Martial Artist of the Third Meridian in the Meridian Opening Realm, proficient in Gu Skill and Poison Skill, capable of killing Martial Artists with two more opened meridians than him."

"Even if he met stronger Martial Artists, with his Gu Skill and Poison Skill, he should be able to escape."

"However, I've heard that there aren't any Evil Sect members needing to absorb Death Qi for cultivation in Jiannan Prefecture, and the Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artists are unlikely to go to the Chaotic Burial Mound at such a late hour."

"Your Brother Liu should be safe; there's no need to worry."

The young woman nodded, though worry still marked her brow.

Before long, the old man and young woman, following the directions from the passersby, approached the Chaotic Burial Mound.

From a distance, they saw a figure with fingers bent into claws, spreading to the sides like an eagle spreading its wings.

Standing on the open Chaotic Burial Mound, under the faint moon and starlight, a shallow shadow was cast on the person.

They saw strands of deathly white gas rising from the gravestones and black soil of the Chaotic Burial Mound, gathering towards the person's claws.

For Miaojiang Gu Masters, when refining Gu, they use poison to drive the cultivation technique and induce mutual consumption between poisonous insects and snakes.

Such scenes would be considered sinister outside of Miaojiang.

Yet now, they witnessed something seemingly even more sinister than their own Gu Skill.

The two exchanged a cautious glance, unnerved.

As they moved closer, they saw the Chaotic Burial Mound held a dried-up body split in two.

On the corpse was the very clothing "Little Liu" had worn today!

The young woman's eyes widened, blood threads appearing in the whites of her eyes.

"Brother Liu… was killed by this person!" She looked toward the old man:

"Sixth Uncle, let's kill him to avenge Brother Liu!"

The old man's expression was grim, as if covered by a layer of ash.

Seeing "Little Liu's" body surprised and saddened him, yet he remained calmer than the young woman, whispering softly:

"Hold on a moment; this person seems quite skilled and perhaps sinister. Let's first confirm if he killed Little Liu."

"If he did, we'll give it our all, capture him, and take him back to the village, refine him into a Corpse Gu, forever at our command!"

The young woman nodded after listening.

She held back for now but trembled with excitement.

Her slender right hand was poised over a pouch on her waist.

Intending to immediately release the Gu, once confirmed that this mysterious person was Brother Liu's murderer!

"Whoosh!"

The two stopped twenty steps away from Su Que.

Su Que had already noticed them, seeing their mediocre Lightweight Skill, he didn't give it much thought.

Judging by their footsteps, he estimated the old man to be at the 5th Meridian Opening Realm, just slightly stronger than the Insect Control Man.

The young woman was in the Qi Blood Realm, not even in the Meridian Opening Realm.

"Friend," the old man said, watching Su Que's flowing hair move with the breeze, and the menacing Rakshasa Mask on his face, greeting him in the manner of Central Plains people:

"I wondered when you arrived, do you know who killed him?"

The old man spoke, pointing to the corpse on the ground.

Su Que ceased absorbing Death Qi and casually replied, "This man attacked me first, intending to kill me, leaving me no choice but to kill him."

"If you know him and seek revenge, I advise against it."

"But you can take his body back for a proper burial."

"Sixth Uncle! It's him!"

Hearing Su Que's words, the young woman could no longer contain her anger, shrieking:

"Let's kill him!"

Upon hearing that this was indeed the murderer, the suppressed rage in the old man's heart flared.

Regardless of who attacked first, Ah Liu or Su Que.

He pulled at the three pouches on his waist with his age-spotted right hand, and the pouches immediately opened.

A dense swarm of Gu Insects flew out from the pouch openings.

The young woman also untied the two pouches on her waist, releasing her Gu Insects.

The swarms of Gu Insects, five types in all five different colors, surged towards Su Que.

The old man and the young woman assumed their stances, activating their Poison Technique.

Their palms emitted black poison gas, rushing towards Su Que.